1. GOTHIC LITERATURE

2. Gothic Literature
Poetry, short stories, or novels designed to thrill readers by providing mystery and blood-curdling accounts of villainy, murder, and the supernatural. 

3. What does Gothic mean?

4. Elements of the Gothic genre
Weather/Environment
Dreams
Sense of mystery and dread
The Supernatural
Plots dealing with man’s inner “self”
Revenge
The “outsider”
Omens and curses
Female in distress

5. Weather/Environment Weather is often mentioned Weather sets the mood
Environment can include architecture/surroundings

6. Dreams
Main character experiences dreams/blurred with reality

7. Sense of mystery and dread
Mystery: suspense, surprises, a lot of unanswered questions
Dread: unresolved ending; some feelings of unrest linger throughout the story

8. The Supernatural
Ghosts, demons, werewolves, anything NOT of this world

9. Man’s inner “self” Inside main character’s head
Causes character to self-reflect
Sometimes starts to go crazy

10. Revenge

11. The outsider The “other” Someone who does not belong
Pushed out of society

12. Omens and curses
Omen = sign/warning

13. Female in Distress